Can a Homophobic Guy Befriended with THOSE!?
Riku Yamamoto is a seventeen-year-old high school senior who finds comfort only in his room, anime, and the safety of silence. Socially awkward, emotionally stunted, and shaped by quiet prejudice, he joins the school Anime Club in a last-ditch effort to change his lonely reality.
There, he meets Yuki—a quiet, graceful girl who feels like the first light in his dark world. But he also meets Nao—bold, opinionated, colorful, and openly bisexual. She's everything he’s been taught to avoid. Yet she keeps showing up in his life: defending him, understanding him, challenging him.
When Riku discovers that Yuki and Nao are in a relationship, his carefully built perception of the world begins to crack. What starts as silent rejection spirals into confrontation, forcing him to question everything he’s believed about love, identity, and what it really means to be human.
As tensions rise and friendships fracture, Riku is left with a painful choice: retreat back into the safety of ignorance, or confront the ugliness inside him and try to make things right.
This is not a love story.
This is a story about learning to love differently, about how friendship can be louder than hate, and how even the most broken people can grow—if they’re willing to listen.